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Sorry to play the obvious in tribute, but what a piece of music!

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1. Let Down
2. No Surprises
3. Karma Police
4. Paranoid Android
5. Exit Music (For a Film)
6. Climbing Up the Walls
7. The Tourist
8. Lucky
9. Subterranean Homesick Alien
10. Airbag
11. Fitter Happier
12. Electioneering

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such childish behaviour. I thought you were just slightly allergic to kids lol Haha. Well, when they behave like that I'm more than just slightly allergic to them! No, I'm not that bad. I think I'm a caring uncle to my nieces and nephews. But I watch that clip once in a while to remind myself that ...

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Moonbeam wrote:I'm totally not above making a fool of myself for the sake of my favorites!

Or:

I'm totally not above convincing others how excellent a song is by ~~making a fool of myself~~ showing some real personality for the sake of my favorites!

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I couldn't get Moonbeam's link to work initially either. But now suddenly The Gap Band's "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" is my #4 song of 1982.

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Thanks Dan, for bringing the conversation back around to "Strange Fruit". Have you heard Nina Simone's version? It's similar, but with a rage brewing down below that creeps to the top every now and again. Amazing. Just listened to Nina Simone's version for the first time. And yes, it's am...

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I thought I might as well get voting early this week. Bracket 2.4.13 Jaume Sisa - Qualsevol nit pot sortir el sol Los Enemigos - Desde el jergón The Jaume Sisa songs is a real grower. Bracket 2.4.14 Goblin - Suspiria Paco de Lucía - Entre dos aguas Because Paco de Lucía kicked out my precious "...

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Bracket 2.3.13 Alfred Aholo Apaka - Na Moku Eha Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Ka Huila Wai The word "sunny" comes to mind for both of these songs. Bracket 2.3.14 Dany Stewart - Les Femmes d'Amérique Pynolasa Bamboo Band - Mouna Manu Traditional Papa New Guinean house/techno. Yeah! Bracket 2.3.15...

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I’m pleased to see people defending certain classic rock songs that they love (and classic rock in general). I made a couple of antagonistic posts about rock and classic rock, partly because I have a slightly mischievous sense of humour, but mostly because I felt that rock was over-represented compa...

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Sorry for being tardy. I'll vote later today.

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Initially I opted for the "everyone should have the right to decide" vote (in other words, my usual equal rights, left-wing vote). But then I clicked on the Best Albums of 2012 thread and my fairly slow computer struggled to cope. As much as I love Romain's embedded videos in that thread, ...

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sonofsamiam wrote: [068] The Four Tops | Reach Out I'll Be There
2010 AMF placement: 574
2010 to 2012 change: 506 (!!!!)

Very nice surprise.

... And good to see "Subterranean Homesick Blues" in the top 100, where it belongs.

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This is turning out to be a great top 100!

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http://www.dailymusicsheets.com/artistimgs/201011/25/459_Jacques_Brel.jpg No "Amsterdam" yet, which makes me very happy. And I'm delighted that my #1 song ("Strange Fruit") hasn't showed up yet either... though I'm keeping my fingers crossed for that one to make the top 100. Als...

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sonofsamiam, thanks very much for all the hard work you’ve clearly put into this poll (and for being so patient and flexible in the thread where we posted our individual lists). This results thread will no doubt be a source of great entertainment for a lot of people. Excellent results so far… despit...

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Bracket 2.2.13 Melingo - Corazòn y Hueso Henri Salvador - Dans mon île I'm a big fan of Melingo, but "Dans mon île" is a laidback and straightforward gem of a song and an all-time favourite of mine. Bracket 2.2.14 Susana Baca - Tu Mirada y Mi Voz Mercedes Sosa - Alfonsina y el mar Delicate...

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What a way to debut on the forum!

Thanks tlaju.

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Western and Northern African music tend to get more exposure internationally, but Southern Africa clearly have a lot to offer too. Wonderful songs this week. "Inkomo Zodwa" seems to have been been removed from YouTube. Here it is on Grooveshark. Bracket 2.1.13 Miriam Makeba & The Skyla...

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Here is a top 25 for now. There will no doubt be changes and additions as I listen to more albums, especially when the fun and games of the year-end lists happen. 1 | Ondatrópica | Ondatrópica An album by an incredible group of mostly Colombian musicians who wanted to "re-interpret the tropical...

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Bracket 2.4.9 Taxi Girl - Cherchez le garçon Jacques Brel - Vesoul Bracket 2.4.10 Benjamin Biolay - Brandt Rhapsodie Georges Brassens - La Marine The word "Bobo" makes me giggle - it's a funny word. Don’t know why, but I never get annoyed at the persona of a performer when I listen to musi...

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nicolas wrote:Wow, you beat me Dan !!

Haha. I'm pleased to have out-oldied you!

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The average year of my list is 1972. It used to be later than that, but then I started spending time with the 1950s and pre-1950s AMF polls...

Edit:... and my median is 1969.

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Suddenly a door to a whole new world opens...

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Yes, it’s great that we have two new world music fans on the forum! Bracket 2.3.9 Various Artists - Hudjan Mas (Golden Rain) Kwan Jai & Kwan Jit Sriprajan - E-Saew Tam Punha Huajai I like the groove of the Thai soul song but the invigorating, high-speed gong bashing and rhythms of “Hudjan Mas” g...

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Petri, I'd love to vote, but my film collection is a bit dusty. In my early and mid twenties I used to watch films all the time, but over the past few years most of my free time has been devoted to music, so I don't really feel comfortable posting a list this time round. My tastes have probably chan...

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Just listened to this album for the first time and I liked it. I obviously don’t know shit about American gangsta culture, but it’s impressive how the fairly young Kendrick Lamar simultaneously embraces and criticizes gangsta rap, throwing it on its head and pointing out that the themes of bitches, ...

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Bracket 2.2.9 The Garifuna Women's Project - méRua Ry Cooder - A Canción Mixteca I still haven't seen Paris, Texas . I think I'll watch it at some point this week. Here's hoping it will have more moments as beautiful as this song. Bracket 2.2.10 Chavela Vargas - La llorona Ruben Blades - El Padre An...

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Forgot to vote. I'm at work now and won't be able to listen to the songs until this evening. Stephan, I'll vote later today, if that's OK.

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Yes, congratulations nicolas! Both of my parents were teachers before they retired and it was nice to see how meaningful teaching was to people like them who loved to see kids developing. I hope you will find it very fulfilling once you start. I bet you'll be great (and I'm sure you'll find a way to...

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^ Concert fan. Looks like we need to check out what's on in Dublin next summer...

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Last month I forgot to tell Romain that I loved his list. Then more and more lists were posted, and I realised I would need to say the same about almost all other lists before and after his. Soooo many marvelous songs on here, from the avant-garde to the straighforward, posted by some of my favourit...

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Oh wow! Only 9 days left! I haven't started even thinking about a list yet...I think I might use BillAdama's technique to get a very rough top 200 in. With a new laptop (and therefore absolutely no music) and having just started at university, this will be a very tight squeeze... Squeeze that list ...

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Thank you, Jackson. That's very kind of you to say. And I really like your point about being able to grasp the opinion of someone whose tastes you don't always agree with. At the risk of sounding like Jesus/Oprah Winfrey... if most people made the effort to put themselves in other people's shoes, th...

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I listened to The Seer this morning. I had a feeling I wasn't going to like it, and I was right, but at the same time I could understand why it is being praised for being unconventional, boundary-pushing music. There is something unique about the way it manages to achieve a balance between calm and ...

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I've just listened to both albums again. "Zombie" gets better and more exciting every time I hear it, and I can see why many regard it as the Afrobeat classic (and a classic of world music in general), but the Supremes album contains too many wonderful old-school soul/pop/R&B tracks no...

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The two piano beauties.

Keith and Nina.

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Bracket 2.1.9 Mahmoud Ahmed - Ere Mela Mela Master Musicians of Tanzania - Nhongolo Bracket 2.1.10 Mulatu Astatke - Yèkèrmo sèw Grand Kalle & l'African Jazz - Ambiance Kallé Catho Indeed, what a bracket. The Mulatu Astatke song is wonderful, but I love "Ambiance Kallé Catho" - it has b...

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Hello? Can I come in? You guys have clearly spent a lot of time listening to god knows how many albums for this game, and you all have your favourites by now. And here I am voicing my opinion about only the last 8 albums. I hope that’s not too annoying. Winners in green... Keith Jarrett - The Koln C...

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It will probably take a few years to happen, but you and your guitar will be very welcome, wherever in the world it will be.

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It’s a bit lazy, but I’m copying some of my comments from round 1. Bracket 2.4.5 Czeslaw Niemen - Dziwny Jest Ten Swiat Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares - Pritouritze Planinata The beautiful and emotionally powerful Bulgarian folk music of Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares is exactly the kind of Eastern Euro...

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Hi Dan, I'm glad you enjoyed your trip to Greece. Which islands did you visit? I've been in Rhodes, Crete and Corfu (and in Athens), all of them really beautiful. They say that Mykonos and Santorini are beautiful too. Hey Honorio. We visited 7 islands in the Cyclades group: Milos, Folegandros, Naxo...

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An excellent year for electronic music indeed. Refreshingly, for once it looks like our consensus list won't be dominated by indie rock.

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No worries at all, Stephan. And thanks again for being the mastermind behind this fabulous game.

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I really like the look of these 8 albums. I haven't been participating in this game (and haven't heard some of the remaining albums), so it looks like I have some listening to do and then gate-crash this party at this late stage... not least because Nina needs another vote!

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